Danville police chief pleads not guilty in firearms case

By JASON SCHREIBERUnion Leader Correspondent

PLAISTOW - Danville Police Chief Wade Parsons has pleaded not guilty to a charge of negligent storage of firearms after he was accused of leaving a gun unsecured, later used by a teenager to commit suicide.

.Parsons waived Monday's arraignment in the 10th Circuit Court, Plaistow District Division, and is due back in court for a pre-trial conference Aug. 8...Defense attorney Alan Cronheim entered the not guilty plea on Parsons' behalf in a court filing last week...Parsons, 54, is accused of leaving his Glock 22 .40-caliber handgun unsecured on top of a safe inside his home at 53 Caramel Drive, Danville, March 11...While Parsons was away, authorities said his girlfriend's 15-year-old son, Jacob Carver, accessed the firearm and shot himself. Rockingham County Attorney James Reams has said the shooting was a suicide...The charge is a violation punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 and was brought after an investigation by New Hampshire State Police and a review by the County Attorney's Office...jschreiber@newstote.com..